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Sharp will make its first foray into the agriculture business in the second half of fiscal 2016, rolling out a cutting-edge factory system (plantfactory/indoor farming) for raising strawberries in the United Arab Emirates.

SPREAD (Japan company) has begun construction of the world’s first large-scale Vegetable Factory (Plantfactory/Indoor farming) that is fully automated from seeding to harvest and capable of producing 30,000 heads of lettuce per day as the second phase for the business development of SPREAD’s vertical farm using artificial lighting called a Vege...

Nowadays it is not a surprise to get a tomato production of 50kg/m2 in a high-tech greenhouse; however it was a remarkable record in Japan. Japan is still under development stage in high-tech greenhouse horticulture technology. Especially with traditional Japanese beef tomato known as pink tomato, production level of 50kg/m2 was never reached in pr...

Island communities have small-scale grids which are generally disconnected and independent from mainland power systems. In these types of locations, most energy is produced using fossil-fuel powered diesel generators. Powering these generators, however, has become a challenge to island communities over the years due to the rising costs of fuel, and...

The Dutch Royal couple is on route to Canada in support for the Netherlands agricultural trade mission that is sharing higher education and support. This mission includes industry leader matchmaking in order to encourage the transfer of knowledge regarding techniques for food, water, soil and urban planning. Accompanying the King and Queen are the ...

Bright green lettuce leaves are ready for picking, while ripe red tomatoes bow their stalks. Natural produce as they seem to be, the lettuce is grown inside an artificially lit plant factory, while the tomatoes are cultivated inside a solar plant factory, both operated by Chiba University. Chiba University is a pioneer in this area, […]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc’s new report “LED Agricultural Grow Light: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015-2021″ to their offering. LED grow light module markets at $395 million in 2014 are forecast to reach $1.8 billion by 2021. Rapid growth is anticipated as ...